A 20-year-old male is brought by ambulance to the emergency room in extremis. He is minimally conscious, hypotensive, and tachypneic, and his breath gives off a "fruity" odor. An arterial blood gas and metabolic panel show anion gap metabolic acidosis. This patient is most likely deficient in which of the following metabolic actions? a. Formation of ketone bodies b. Glucose production c. Cortisol secretion d. Cellular uptake of glucose e. Glucagon production
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